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16/1/2011 at 6:14pm
Location: North Hertfordshire Outfit: Filey 6 Sherpa 3 Force 10 Mk3
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The Camping Gaz Chef (for example) is quoted as using 170g/hr for each burner plus 80g/hr for the grill so 4.5kg cylinder will last for around 26 hours of cooking with one burner full on all the time...
Last time I did the sums Calor Gas butane worked out significantly cheaper than Camping Gaz but you'll need the latter if you travel to the continent as Calor is only available in the UK. Make sure you get the correct regulator for the cylinder of your choice.
If you haven't got a cylinder already, look around your local tip, freecycle or ebay to get one without paying the £30 initial charge for your first bottle - I got two 4.5kg Calor bottles last year for about £6 each from ebay...
Hope this helps?
Peter
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16/1/2011 at 6:43pm
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We always carry 2 CampinGaz cylinders, use to use 904's but now use two 907"s since we got the trailer, along with two 901's for the Gas Lantern, that way you never run out of Gas, as others have mentioned CampinGaz is expensive for use in the UK, but our camping is mostly in France, so CampinGaz it has to be.
For UK use I would go for BP GasLite, as the 5kg cylinder is transparent so you can keep an eye on the Gas level, which I think is a neat idea, HomeBase often have an offer on for the BP cylinders around March time, were they discount the cylinder deposit price and chuck in a free regulator for first time users.
Andy.
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16/1/2011 at 10:44pm
Location: E Yorkshire Outfit: None Entered
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Be carefull if you're going soon. Butane, calor or gaz, stops working as it nears freezing point, so on cold nights etc. it can stop working altogether. I think I remember from previous threads on is topic, that at about +3 dgrs. it stops working, then you would want propane, which works well bellow freezing, but I can't remember how much bellow. I use petrol stoves for winter camping.
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